1927

The night before the Harvard game was the occasion for one of the largest gatherings of '27 men the "Bean Town" has seen in some years. Recent meetings the night before that annual classic have been rather small. Many who have not attended claimed that they could not leave the "little woman" by the fireside alone on that festive evening. Against our better judgment we decided to call their bluffs this year, so planned a mixed party, which was held at the Hofbrau. Much to our surprise and pleasure most of them weren't bluffing at all, for we had some twenty-seven couples, and among them were several we had not seen for some time. Those present included Ed Fowler and wife, up from New Haven, the Bill Spinneys, Bert Gustin and gal, the Dalrymples, the Anglems, the Ray Reeds, Hal Low and bride down from New Hampshire, the Huck Norrises', the Hale Hams, the Gardners, Hardys, Cummings, St. Amants, Prescotts, Burys, Salingers, Rankins, Dean Askew and wife up from New Canaan, Conn., Mike Choukas and wife down from Hanover, Bill Abbott on from Chicago, the Bartletts, Phil Fowlers, Coulters, Hollerans, Josh Davis and wife up from New York, Bill North, and your Secretary and gal, believe it or not. We also had Walt Lashar's brother and his wife as our guests. Walt was busy moving his family from Pennsylvania to New York, where he has recently been transferred, so that he could not get over for the game. It was a grand party. So successful in fact that we are forced to admit that it will undoubtedly become an annual event. Also in Boston that week-end, but not arriving in time for the party, were Al Lagacy and wife, Fritz Kortlucke and wife, and Ken Ballantyne and wife.

Shortly before his trip to Boston, Bill Abbott had ogranized a class dinner in Chicago and brought with him much welcome news from that gathering.

Harvey Jones is still working for the Commonwealth Edison Company and lives at 609 South Maple Ave., Oak Park, Ill. Harvey is married and has one youngster.

Si Morand is in the investment business and lives at 433 Wellington Ave., Chicago. Si is one of our few remaining bachelors.

George Provost is with the Commercial Credit Company. He is married and living at 1005 Hinman Ave., Evanston, Ill.

Ed Fry is with Montgomery Ward in Chicago and lives at 483 Hawthorne Lane, Winnetka, 111. Ed is married and has two youngsters.

Farrington Kinne works for the Pullman Company and lives at 2043 North Mohawk St., Chicago. He is married and has one son a year and one half old.

Woody Burgert is still with the Harris Trust and Savings Bank in Chicago. He lives at 2510 Prairie Ave., Evanston. Woody is married and has one son.

Marsh McGough works for the Save Electric Corporation in Chicago. He lives at 1547 Birchwood Ave. in that city. Marsh is married and has two children, a son and a daughter.

George Howell is busy practicing law in Chicago, and still lives at 5901 Kenmore Ave. in that City. George continues to remain one of our more eligible young bachelors. The same holds true for Phil Thompson, who is selling bonds for McDougal and Condon, Inc., in Chicago.

Burt Snow lives at 704 Lake St., Crystal Lake, Ill. Burt is married and works for Butler Brothers.

Jim Dalbey is working for Marshall Field & Cos., and lives at 2040 Birchwood Ave., Chicago. Jim is married and has one youngster.

Red Daley works for the Sponge Rubber Products Cos. in Chicago. He lives at 446 Jefferson Ave., Glencoe, Ill. Red is married and they have one youngster. Rumor has it that the stork will visit them again in the near future.

Bed Williams is selling life insurance for the Northwestern Mutual in Chicago, not the Penn Mutual, as stated in our last column.

Mike Choukas informs us that 1927's population in Hanover has been increased by 25%. This increase has been the result of the recent arrival to town of that erstwhile New York journalist, Bill Montgomery, who has undertaken to revamp and revivify that tame and placid weekly, the Hanover Gazette. Mike adds that the other three Hanover members are Curly Sadler, Bob Funkhouser, and himself. We dislike to question the accuracy of statements made by our classmates and particularly those made by a member of the faculty. Nevertheless, it does seem to us that Mike should have said that Bill's arrival represented an increase of thirtythree and one third per cent. Isn't understatement a form of propaganda, Mike?

Bill Auer, the Maiden banker, and his wife Marge announced the arrival of Douglas Bradford Auer not long ago. Douglas is their third youngster.

Within the last few weeks Bob Voorhis and his wife received a double blessing in the form of twin girls.

Saw Ed Fowler in Hanover at the time of the Brown game. He had with him his son, a fine young lad who looked almost big enough to be a member of the freshman class.

Dean Askew and his attractive wife were in Boston for the Harvard game. Dean looked to be in fine fettle, although perhaps a little heavier than you remember him in college. He is in the real estate and insurance business in New Canaan, Conn., and lives at 67 Elm St. in that town.

Dud Bonsai now lives at 4 East 95th St. in New York City. Gordon Smith is still busying himself with the editorial makeup and caricaturing for the Boston SundayPost. Gordon lives at 2 Selman St., Marblehead, .Mass. John Wilson is now living in Hope, Me. Rufe Choate is in the advertising business with Donahue & Coe, Inc., in New York City. He lives at 711 Grange Rd„ Teaneck, N. J. Jack McQuade now lives at 175 Riverside Drive, New York City. Carl Weiss is practicing medicine in Lawrence, Mass. He lives at 158 Jackson St. in that city. Rog Salinger has recently moved to 24 Fredana Rd., Waban. Also living in that town are Bill St. Amant, Gus Cummings, Sykes Hardy, Bob Rose, and your scribe. No doubt that famous little hamlet has the largest percentage of '27 men in relation to its population of any city or town in the country. So what? . Bob Mix is living at 245 McKinley Ave., New Haven, where, as we have recently told you, he has taken over the general agency of the State Mutual Life Assurance Cos. George Edmonds is still with the In- ternational Harvester Cos. in Hartford, Conn. He lives at 589 Connecticut Blvd., East Hartford. Stew Schackne of the pub- licity department of Sonotone Corp. lives at 2728 Spuyten Duyvil Parkway, New York City. Art Segall practices law in New York City. He lives at 8746 168 th Place, Jamaica, N. Y.

Secretary, 152 Waban Ave., Waban, Mass.